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Killer flu in Asia - internet and mobile networks play key role
News As Asian authorities scramble to contain the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), their citizens are now turning to the internet and mobile communications to protest public health policy and spread word of traditional Asian... [31 Mar 2003]
Slammer time - SQL worm brings net to its knees over weekend
News A worm that attacks Microsoft's database software spread through the internet over the weekend, causing cash machines to stop issuing money, taking most of South Korea offline, and generally slowing down the internet. [27 Jan 2003]
Re:Viewing 2002 - A year in broadband (Part 2)
News While there were still major towns in the UK which were not connected to broadband, the news reached us that outside the UK the high-speed web revolution had spread to all four corners of the globe. Worse still the UK failed to even register on a... [19 Dec 2002]
Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Crippling the WWW
Comment Then there is the virus brigade which uses email, MS Word and other file formats to spread their unwanted grief. A police force with e-SWAT team capabilities is required to take out the various elements dedicated to engineering the economic... [05 Dec 2002]
Ovum On: Wireless spam
Comment Malicious spammers' aim to spread viruses through electronic communication channels. Also, as wireless devices become more complicated and multifunctional (combined phone, cameras, MP3 player and so on), protection from viruses that are spread by... [17 May 2002]
Dubya says everything's fine, except for Russia and China
Comment The spread of high-speed internet access is absolutely fundamental to the continued prosperity of this country," he said. We've certainly seen that from countries such as China and Russia. So to sum up: the threats don't really exist yet, Russia... [29 Jun 2001]
TV and radio must build bridges for developing world
News Supporting the role TV and radio must play, ahead of the internet, Annan said: "You must help the spread of literacy and other basic skills. In the Millennium statement, Kofi Annan acknowledged that the internet and ecommerce may turn out to be as... [20 Nov 2000]
Asian countries unite to address digital divide
News Further work is being carried out to examine ways to enhance interaction among IT professionals and to "ensure, a public-private partnership to create digital opportunities and spread the benefits of the new economy throughout all segments of... [16 Nov 2000]
Powergen scandal: IT industry fears credibility loss
News Sykes said: "If something like a kitemark turns out to be good it will spread to other countries. The IT industry is in danger of being held accountable for security breaches such as the one suffered by Powergen according to leading industry figures. [21 Jul 2000]
French Prime Minister's FF4bn IT investment branded 'drop in the ocean'
News It's a decent amount of money but in terms of the infrastructure needed for wide spread internet access, it is a drop in the ocean. In France there is 19.5 per cent VAT on PCs, which is higher than other European countries and the US. [12 Jul 2000]
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